Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
BEZANT
bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus
(noun) a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bezant (plural bezants)
(history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
(heraldiccharge) The heraldic representation of a gold coin.
Anagrams
• batzen
Source: Wiktionary
Be*zant", n. Etym: [See Byzant.]
1. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants. [Written also besant, byzant, etc.]
2. (Her.)
Definition: A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant. Burke.
3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt, representing circular disks lapping one upon another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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